Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Winnie Harlow

International Model, Vitiligo Spokesperson & "America's Next Top Model" Contestant

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Charles Payne

Founder, CEO and Chief Analyst of Wall Street Strategies; FOX News Contributor.

Ryan Clark

Former NFL Safety; NFL & MMA Analyst at ESPN

Tyler James Williams

Actor Best Known for "Abbott Elementary," "Everybody Hates Chris" & "The Walking Dead"

Katori Hall

Playwright, Journalist & Actress

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Olympia LePoint

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

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Jonathan McReynolds

Gospel Artist

Warsan Shire

Award-Winning Poet' Displacement & Belonging Advocate; Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Dr. Myron Rolle

Former NFL Player, Neurosurgeon & Rhodes Scholar

David Adjaye

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Scholl Lecture Series: David Adjaye in Conversation with Franklin ...

Patrisse Cullors

Artist, Activist & Organizer; Co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter

Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

David Oyelowo

Actor Known for "Selma," "The Butler" & "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

Dee Rees

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Israel Houghton

Christian Worship Leader

George Mumford

Former College Basketball Player & Mindfulness Coach

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Eva Marcille

Model, TV Personality & Winner of "America's Next Top Model"; Known for "The Young and the Restless"

Connie Rice

Co-Director of The Advancement Project, Public Policy & Diversity Activist

Bobby McFerrin

10-time Grammy Award-Winning Musician; Conductor Known For "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Mara Brock Akil

TV Producer and Writer

E.J. Johnson

Fashion Guru, LGBT Activist & Television Personality Known for "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" and "Young Hollywood"

Antoine Fuqua

Film Director & Producer Best Known for "Olympus Has Fallen" and "The Equalizer"

Antoine Fuqua dishes on 'The Equalizer 3'

Amber Rose

Model, Recording Artist and Actor

Kenny Leon

Tony Award-Winning Broadway Film Director & Producer; Co-Founder of True Colors Theater Company

Samira Wiley

Actress; Best Known for Her Role in "Orange is the New Black" & "The Handmaid's Tale"